When, after several years of abusing its own traditions and living outside of them, a Cath country, such as this one, gets in deep trouble and is looking for leadership, what kind of factor matters most in the choice of the new leader - ideology or personality?
The answer is personality. Cath people are not good at ideology because it is not in their tradition. They are second-hand traders of imported ideologies. In their political discourse, ideologies always seem fake, it is always rather obvious that they do not mean what they say, ideology is only a flag in the political dispute.
On the contrary, personality is a very serious matter in their very personalistic culture. In times of trouble, when there is no room left for mistakes, as they try to reconstruct their lost leadership and need guidance, one of the characteristics they value most in would-be leaders is maturity and experience, which usually means age.
In the run for the Presidency of PSD, PPC is playing the card of ideological liberalism against the mature personality of MFL. She will win.
The answer is personality. Cath people are not good at ideology because it is not in their tradition. They are second-hand traders of imported ideologies. In their political discourse, ideologies always seem fake, it is always rather obvious that they do not mean what they say, ideology is only a flag in the political dispute.
On the contrary, personality is a very serious matter in their very personalistic culture. In times of trouble, when there is no room left for mistakes, as they try to reconstruct their lost leadership and need guidance, one of the characteristics they value most in would-be leaders is maturity and experience, which usually means age.
In the run for the Presidency of PSD, PPC is playing the card of ideological liberalism against the mature personality of MFL. She will win.
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